Solar Alignment

The midday sun was beaming straight down onto the flat sandstone border of the flowerbed, sparking an absolute brainwave. Who needs a digital watch when you've got cosmic alignment? I found a stiff, needle-straight pine twig and pressed its base firmly into a small lump of damp garden clay, anchoring it dead-upright on the smooth stone. Instantly, the overhead light threw a razor-sharp shadow pointing straight toward the brick walkway. Dropping into an athletic crouch, I nudged three tiny white quartz pebbles into an orderly arc right along the shadow’s tip. Tabletop gadgets are cool, but this prehistoric solar patrol station is officially locked on target!